255 pages : 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index

Volcanoes and rainfall. "Squeakinge lisards" ; Indians and early exploration -- Hurricanes. A Spanish lake ; European settlement of Nevis ; The Spanish attack -- Religious conflicts -- The collision of empires. Pirates and privateers ; Slavery and early life in Nevis ; "A sink of debauchery" ; The Carib Indian threat ; The Battle of Nevis : "A wall of defence" ; War, pestilence, and earthquake ; The mystery of Jamestown -- The French strike back. Economic disaster and slave rebellion ; Saddle Hill Battery ; A matter of honor ; An insult to the French flag ; Alexander Hamilton ; Nevis and the American Revolution ; Admiral de Grasse captures Nevis ; Horatio Nelson ; The ending of slavery -- A new power in the Caribbean. Peace comes to Nevis ; "Black dogs" ; The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe ; The Eden Brown ghost ; The decline of the sugar industry ; Free at last ; Life in the new Nevis ; The Briggs enigma ; Economical catastrophe and social disorder -- The twentieth century : the best of times and the worst of times. The hospital controversy ; The water system ; The Sugar Riot of 1936 ; Independence ; The secession of Anguilla : the mouse that roared ; The Christena disaster ; The Four Seasons Hotel ; The offshore financial industry ; Secession ; Clouds on the horizon ; The new millenium [sic]

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